Totonac

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noun

A member of a people who resided in the eastern coastal and mountainous regions of Mexico at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1519, and who now reside in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.

OriginSpanish Totonaca ← Nahuatl Totonacatl →
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Meanings

nounTotonac (plural Totonacs or Totonac)

plural Totonacs

  1. A member of a people who resided in the eastern coastal and mountainous regions of Mexico at the time of the Spanish arrival in 1519, and who now reside in the states of Veracruz, Puebla, and Hidalgo.
proper noun
  1. The language (sometimes classified as a language cluster) spoken by the Totonac.

Origin

  1. NahuatlTotonacatl
  2. SpanishTotonaca
  3. EnglishTotonac

From Spanish Totonaca, from Nahuatl Totonacatl.

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APA

Totonac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Totonac

MLA

“Totonac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Totonac. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Totonac,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Totonac.

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